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Historical Event on 8/20/1969

Varahagiri Venkata Giri was elected President and G. S. Pathak as Vice President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/19/1990S. R. Bommai unanimously elected President of JD.
3/27/1996President and Governors of respective states issue notifications for elections to the 11th Lok Sabha and 6 State Assemblies.
7/6/1992R. Janakiraman Committee estimates involvement of Rs. 3543 crore in the security scam.
8/27/1952Vigyan Mandir inaugurated at Nazafgarh Road, New Delhi.
6/26/1991Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister.
8/3/1995Enron Power Project scrapped by Maharashtra government.
11/1/1991J.N. Dixit appointed the next Foreign Secretary.
8/20/1997Premananda, self-styled godman, sentenced by Pudukottai district and sessions court to life imprisonment for two terms and a fine of Rs. 66.4 lakhs for rape of 13 inmates of his ashram and murder of a male inmate.
7/6/1927Vyankatesh Dingambar Madgulkar, great Marathi story writer and novelist, was born.
12/1/2000An armed intruder snipes at naval commando Satvir Singh at the official residence of the Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar in the high- security Rajaji Marg area in New Delhi. The Navy sets up an enquiry board to probe the incident.